Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-06-17

| report of the clearing house is very late
in coming in, but it is said on the floor
that everybody went through the clearing
house all right.
RUSH TO THE LAW.
CHICAGO, ILL, June 16.-The clerks
office in the courthouse had hardly opened
to-day before attorneys for the suffering
board of trade spectators began crowd
ling in with affidavits for attachments
on which to have service of garnishees
served. Among the first to appear
was Attorney Riddle, who smiled ss he
called for blank. He proceeded to
write: "Joseph W. Wiltshire and Howard
Eckart, doing business as Wiltshire &
Co., against Maurice Resented and
Frank Johnson, doing business as Mau-
rice Resented & Co., trespsss on case on
promise of $780, OO."
When this IVES done ne paid the clerk
Sc and retired with 8 summons directed
against defendant. Resented yesterday
commenced suit for 81, 900, 900 against
Wiltshire, Eckart & Co. The complaint
ants assert that they were sold out with
out authority, and without Civ
ing them an opportunity to put
up marquis. They further claim
shHL sAlO EuhhC LuC Ii AZ 'NAS
not used according to instructions,
and that if they had been so used the
firm need not have failed and the market
would not have been depressed. 1t IS
also claimed that the defendants owe
Kershaw & Co. $3.50 900, also that they
are liable to repay sll the money advanced
them as margins. The other early birds
were up. Little who secured an attach
ment against Hand Bros. & Co., for
$500; Edwin Il. SedgWiCk against the
same, $500; William S. Adams, against
3. J. McLeary & Co., $500; w. G. Press,
against B. J, McLeary & Co., Sl33,750;
W. @. Press, against NJ. S. Robinson,
Sl47.50. B. j. McLeary for the use S. J.
wilson & Boyd, garnishee against
B. p. Hutchinson & Co,
for $3.50. Victor W. McFarlane
commenced suit against B. j. McLeary
for $3.50, 900, and secured an attachment
in order to protect him, and B. j. Nc
Leary & Co. confessed Judgment on a
note given yesterday to Wilson & Boyd
for $4,000. This is The first piece of pre-
ferred paper during the panic which has
IN court.
THE LATEST BIG FAILURE.
CHICAGO, Ill, Juue I6.-Just at the
close OF the morning session John j. Bry-
ant & Co. announced thst they desired all
their trades to be closed. This is q
heavy failure, involving as much as McLea-
~ yesterday. No exact estimate of the la
bilities can be given, but it is thought
they will amount to 200.
A NINNEAPCLIs FAILURE.
MINNEAPOLIs, MINI, June IG.-Grif-
fifth, Marshall & Co., grain brokers, have
owing 10 their close business
relations with the Kershaw firm at Chi
cagO.
Governments STOCKS AND BONDS.
NEW YORK, June IA number of
causes ConspiTed this morning TO create s
more confident feeling in stocks and the
market was firm 10 strong almost the
entire day, q few slight set backs being
cccasioned by the efforts OF various room
traders. The decision OF the Interstate
commission had materially
reaSSuring affect and advices from Chi
2sgo showed that things at that
center were in more hope
sul state. There were numerous
reports afi0at il regard 70 the Western !
Union, the tenor Of most of them being |
that the opposition TO it wGs shortly to be !
The interstate commerce de- !
;ision was construed as particularly |
favorable TO the southern roads, and |
Louisville and Nashville was the gamer |
hereby The opening was firm 70 strong
1t advance over last even
Gg's final figures extending to {
Der cent. There was some |
in the esrly trading, but the |
Darket was only fairly steady until to-
ward noon, when the entire market adj
lanced. Business showed a gradual fall
ng OF, but prices continued to appreciate
until after ! p. m, when sagging ten
iency was developed. The close, how
ever, was steady at fractional conces-
SONS from the best figures.
Government bonds were dull and |
steady.
Rsilrosd bonds displayed little more
but the closing prices are
generally higher.